PenTurner
1st June 2011, 06:35 AM
For those new to the Forum, I encourage you to make a pen or two or more if you wish, send them to me, so I can pass them on to our troops.
My wife and I and son Joel, visited the Normandy Beaches where D -Day took place, there is a sense of awe and great sadness. First we went to the Canadian War Cemetry(sorry we could not physically get to the Australian one in Somme due to travel and time constraints), at the Canadian War memorial Cemetry both my wife and I cried our hearts out, sure they are from another country, but to see so many young people lie in the ground was a tragedy, our hearts went out to their families as we read the small messages on the tombstones.
We visited the landing beaches, those young men were sitting ducks as they got off there landing pontoons-horrific.
Then visited the American War Memorial cemetry, thousands of rows of white marble crosses, you see it in the movies but in presence it is absolutely over powering, our guide told us how 2 years ago he took a 60 year old lady to visit the grave of her father, she was only a babe in arms when he left never to return, he said she sobbed at the graveside-how heart wrenching.
Finally you see me with a War Veteran from USA "Joe", he went in as a 20 year old, and this was his first time to visit fallen mates. Lest We Forget- we may not agree with war, personally I now hate it even more, but these young men and women shed there blood, gave up their lives so we could live freely, could we not spens a little time to remember them with a pen? your fellow Turner, Amos
My wife and I and son Joel, visited the Normandy Beaches where D -Day took place, there is a sense of awe and great sadness. First we went to the Canadian War Cemetry(sorry we could not physically get to the Australian one in Somme due to travel and time constraints), at the Canadian War memorial Cemetry both my wife and I cried our hearts out, sure they are from another country, but to see so many young people lie in the ground was a tragedy, our hearts went out to their families as we read the small messages on the tombstones.
We visited the landing beaches, those young men were sitting ducks as they got off there landing pontoons-horrific.
Then visited the American War Memorial cemetry, thousands of rows of white marble crosses, you see it in the movies but in presence it is absolutely over powering, our guide told us how 2 years ago he took a 60 year old lady to visit the grave of her father, she was only a babe in arms when he left never to return, he said she sobbed at the graveside-how heart wrenching.
Finally you see me with a War Veteran from USA "Joe", he went in as a 20 year old, and this was his first time to visit fallen mates. Lest We Forget- we may not agree with war, personally I now hate it even more, but these young men and women shed there blood, gave up their lives so we could live freely, could we not spens a little time to remember them with a pen? your fellow Turner, Amos